Paul Delvaux

(Belgian, 1897–1994)

Paul Delvaux was a Belgian Surrealist painter and printmaker. He is best known for his images of nude women—characterized by their hypnotized stares and mysterious gestures— often depicted alongside unusual settings and characters, including train stations, skeletons, men in bowler hats, or scientists inspired by the stories of Jules Verne. Born on September 23, 1897 in Antheit, Belgium, he studied architecture at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels while simultaneously attending painting classes taught by Constant Montald and Jean Delville. He began creating work influenced by Post-Impressionism and Expressionism, and by 1925 had his first solo exhibition. After discovering the work of Giorgio de Chirico and Salvador Dalí, he began developing the Surrealist aesthetic for which he became best known. In 1936, his paintings were shown at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels alongside René Magritte, a fellow member of the Belgian group Les Compagnons de l’Art. He was subsequently named director of the Académie Royale des Beaux-Art in 1965, and the Paul Delvaux Museum opened in Saint-Idesbald, Belgium in 1982. His works were the subject of major retrospectives at both the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo and the National Museum of Modern Art of Kyoto in 1975. He died on July 20, 1994 in Veurne, Belgium.

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Przy kominku

Paul Delvaux

Przy kominku

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L'Asalee bleue, 1969

Paul Delvaux

L'Asalee bleue, 1969

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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L’Éventail, 1968

Paul Delvaux

L’Éventail, 1968

Sale Date: December 16, 2023

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Anne songeuse, 1966

Paul Delvaux

Anne songeuse, 1966

Sale Date: December 16, 2023

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Les Rivales, 1966

Paul Delvaux

Les Rivales, 1966

Sale Date: December 16, 2023

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Le pays des miroirs (Le Laid - L'Orage - Les...

Paul Delvaux

Le pays des miroirs (Le Laid - L'Orage - Les...

Sale Date: December 18, 2023

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Tête de femme, 1984

Paul Delvaux

Tête de femme, 1984

Sale Date: December 10, 2023

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Tête de femme, 1984

Paul Delvaux

Tête de femme, 1984

Sale Date: December 10, 2023

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Elle n’avait pour tout vêtement qu’un chapeau/...

Paul Delvaux

Elle n’avait pour tout vêtement qu’un chapeau/...

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Jeune fille au corsage rose, 1932

Paul Delvaux

Jeune fille au corsage rose, 1932

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Les Dessins de Paul Delvaux. 1967...., 1967

Paul Delvaux

Les Dessins de Paul Delvaux. 1967...., 1967

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Portrait au chapeau

Paul Delvaux

Portrait au chapeau

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Two Prints by the Artist, 1969

Paul Delvaux

Two Prints by the Artist, 1969

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Nieuport, 1936

Paul Delvaux

Nieuport, 1936

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Portrait, 1972

Paul Delvaux

Portrait, 1972

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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La ville oubliée, 1964

Paul Delvaux

La ville oubliée, 1964

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Reclining Nude

Attributed to Paul Delvaux

Reclining Nude

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Devant la ville, 1969

Paul Delvaux

Devant la ville, 1969

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Le sommeil, 1970

Paul Delvaux

Le sommeil, 1970

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Le Silence (daté 1972)., 1972

Paul Delvaux

Le Silence (daté 1972)., 1972

Sale Date: October 16, 2023

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The Secret, 1966

Paul Delvaux

The Secret, 1966

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Mirrors, 1966

Paul Delvaux

Mirrors, 1966

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Les trois femmes, 1967

Paul Delvaux

Les trois femmes, 1967

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Fire, 1946

Paul Delvaux

Fire, 1946

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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